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Tropical Depression IRWIN (Text)

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TROPICAL DEPRESSION IRWIN ADVISORY NUMBER  41
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP112011
200 AM PDT SUN OCT 16 2011
 
...IRWIN MOVING SLOWLY SOUTH-SOUTHWESTWARD OVER OPEN OCEAN...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 200 AM PDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...14.3N 107.5W
ABOUT 390 MI...625 KM SW OF MANZANILLO MEXICO
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH...55 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...SSW OR 210 DEGREES AT 5 MPH...7 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1006 MB...29.71 INCHES
 
 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.
 
 
DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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AT 200 AM PDT...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION IRWIN
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 107.5 WEST. THE
DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTH-SOUTHWEST NEAR 5 MPH...7 KM/H.
A TURN TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST AND WEST-SOUTHWEST WITH A DECREASE IN
FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY.  IRWIN COULD THEN BECOME
NEARLY STATIONARY ON MONDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH...55 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST...BUT IRWIN COULD
DEGENERATE INTO A REMNANT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AT ANY TIME IF IT
CEASES TO PRODUCE ORGANIZED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1006 MB...29.71 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...800 AM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER STEWART
 
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